Remote Eye Imaging Via Encrypted Bidirectional Communication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Patients with eye diseases lack convenient access to ophthalmological diagnoses and treatments due to limited access to eye health care facilities, necessitating remote image and video capture methods for diagnosis and treatment.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for remotely capturing images or videos of a user's eye via a user interface linked to a remote server, utilizing an encrypted bi-directional communication link, with authorization, zoom level determination, and secure transmission of data to ensure compliance with HIPAA standards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If remote image capture is implemented to improve patient access to eye care, then accessibility to diagnosis is improved, but data security and privacy protection become more challenging
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a remote server as an intermediary between the user device and healthcare providers. The server receives encrypted images from user devices, processes them, and transmits results back, thereby enabling remote access while maintaining security through centralized controlled communication channels
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms medical images from their original format into encrypted data representations during transmission. The image data undergoes parameter changes through encryption algorithms, converting visual information into secure coded formats that protect patient privacy while allowing authorized processing
2Reliability
If encrypted bi-directional communication is used to ensure data security, then data protection is improved, but communication complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex encryption and decryption operations from the user device and concentrates them on the remote server side. The user device only needs to perform simple encrypted transmission, while the server handles the computationally intensive security operations, thereby reducing client device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The communication system is segmented into distinct functional modules: image capture module on user device, encrypted transmission module, server-side receiving module, processing module, and result transmission module. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently, managing overall system complexity
3Reliability
If authorization protocols are implemented to protect patient privacy, then privacy protection is improved, but system operation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary authorization where user devices are pre-registered and authenticated with the remote server before actual image transmission. This preliminary action establishes trust relationships in advance, so that during actual medical operations, authorization is already validated and does not require time-consuming real-time verification
Data Source
AI summary
Some embodiments of the present disclosure present methods and systems for remotely capturing an image of an eye of a user via a user interface bidirectionally linked to a remote server that is configured to anonymize data communicated from the user device. In some embodiments, a user device may activate its camera after receiving a request at the user interface from the remote server. Further, the user interface may determine a zoom level for the camera based on a pre-set zoom level corresponding to the type of the user device, wherein the pre-set zoom level corresponding to the non-portable user device is greater than the pre-set zoom level corresponding to the portable user device; and capture the image based on the determined zoom level. In some instances, the user device may transmit the data including the captured image to the remote server via an encrypted bi-directional communication link.